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www 92;' y 1 7 H. NVEU FOR THE SOLIDIFICATION DF LIQUID HYDROCRBONS APPARATUS Original Filedpril 3. 1922 f 2 Sheets-Sheetl APPARATUS FOR THE SOLIDIFICATJON OF LIQUID HYDROCARBONS original Filed April s., 1922 2 Sneetwsmgi 2 matic manner by their own weight and by reason of the inclined bottom of the receptacle to the orifice provided with the valve 4-1- opening into the chamber LLZwhich contains a screw conveyor and discharge device 43 leading to an orifice 44 for the supply of the molding apparatus. In. thepresent case, the said apparatus comprises a conveyor chain 45 whereof each link carries a. mold, the consistent mass which is obtained, being caused to fall upon or to be forced into the said molds. To this effect, the chain is ac; tuatcd by a suitable mechanism. V

The blocks or bricks 46 which are thus obtained and are emptied out in an automatic manner by the said chain may be re ceived upon a "continuous belt conveyor 47 serving to transport the same to suitable dr ing places, either in free air or of the heated type, wherein the hardening taires place.

Figure 2 represents a similar :form of the installation in Figure 1. in this case, the formation of the petroleum emulsion and the mixing of the same with the hardening substance are elected in a 'single receptacle? and on the other hand, the products resulting from this treatment are mixed in a second receptacle with a suitable fuel in the powdered state or broken into small frag ments. The numeral 48 designates the treating receptacle which is provided with a double envelope 49 containing a fluid such as tepid water or steam at a suitable tempera'- ture tor the said operation. The said receptacle has disposed therein the emuisifying elements 50, 51 which are herein constituted by forks revoluble together with the shaits thereof 52, 53 and so disposed as to provide Eli) for the intersection of their paths of movement. The said elements are actuated vrespectively by the gear wheels 54, 55, engaging a common pinion 56 which is actuated from a suitable source of ower by means of the gear 57. The emu sifying arms 5() herein serve the double purpose of mixing elements and of elements for feedingr the` raw material., and to this. effect, suitable ducts are formed in the said upwardly ex tending arms and are caused to open at' 58 at the upper part thereof7 beng'connected by a duct 59 with a feeding cock 60 which is adapted to receive from a worm Gl disposed. in the bath 62 at constant temperature, on the one hand the hydrocarbon supplied through the piping 63, and on the other hand, the emulsiiying substance supplied through the second 'piping 64; the cocks 65 and G6 serving,r to regu ate the respective supply afforded by the said piping in each case. The mixture of hydrocarbons and emulsifying substance is fed out by overflow from the orifices 58 and is distributed throughout the already emulsied mass S7 whereby the emulsion can be formed in an extremely masses rapid manner. The emulsiied mass wm then descend gradually in the receptacle 48 and lwill reach the level ot the mixing)- elements 68, 59 which are respectivelyv mounted upon the shafts 52, 53, thc paths of movement of the same being also caused to intersect. 'lhe mixing elements 69 have 'formed at the lower ends thereof the orifices which are connected through a duct 7l and a cock 72 with the supply piping 73 ior the hardening,- substance7 which latter is thereby instantly distributed throughout the emulsilied mass, and the latter is then discharffed through the orice 74..

A valve 75 serves to regulate the discharge of the product through the chamber 76 containing a screw conveyor device 77. In the present case, the said chamber is surrounded by a double envelope 78 which is maintained at a suitable temperature. On the axis oi the conveyor 7? is disposed a feedingdeviee. 79 mounted kbelow the hop er 80 which contains powdered or breiten? fuel, whereby the feeding in adequate proportions into the receptacle 8l shall becarried out both 'for the hydrocarbon which is new in a consistent state and .ready to be solidified by coolinzgr and drying, and for the said fuel which is to be agglomerated. The receptacle 8l is provided (as for the 'receptacle 48) 95 with a double envelope maintained at constant temperature, in all cases where this. may be required.

The mixing of the hydrocarbon and the said fuel is effected by means of the mixing elements 82, 83, mounted respectively on the shafts 84, 85, which "fitter are actuated by a set oi gearing; 8G, 55T? 88, 89, as in the pre1' ceding case; the pinion 89 actuates by means of the pinion 9G the screw conveyor 77 and 105 the feeding device 79, the said Pinion being preferably driven in synchronism with the inion 56. The products which are emulsived in the receptacle 8l are discharged through the orifice 91, whose section is regu- U0 lated by the valve 92, and are caused to travel through the chamber 92% containing the screw conveyor device 94, whererom they are delivered into the spout 95 for supplying the molds7 die plates or presses which 115 serve to produce the suitable shapes for the drying and hardening.

Should the hydrocarbons be mixed with a pulverizcd solid fuel, the hardening substance may be incoriiorated with the mass exclusively in the presence of the said fuel, that is to say, in the receptacle 8l.

Manifestly, the construction herein shown is capable of considerable modilicatioiu and such modilication as is within the scope of my claims, I consider within the spirit of my invention. I claim:

l. An apparatus for the continuous solidi fication oi? hydrocarbon liquids comprising 13 e eceptacle wherein suitable mixing arms mounted upon a Vertical shaft are provided with conduits for the admission of hydrocarizon iiquid and of an emulsiier, Whilst other mixing arms mount/ed upon another vertical shaft are provided with conduits admiting the hadening substance into the emulsiied mese.

2. A11 apparatus forthe continuous solidi- Ecation of hydrocarbon iiqids comprising :o i-oceptaoie wherein suitable 4mixing arms jziounted upon a vertieaishaft are provided with conduitsffor the admission v01 hys'lro- Carbon liquid und of an emulsie, wxie other mixg arms mounted upon another vertical shaft are provided with conduitsefb mitting-the Ahardening substance into the emulsified mass, and a covex'orsaid eoeptsibn cle to which are suspended the mixing elements wh are adapted izo be'ifted ogethex with the said cover.'y

In witness'whereof *Lhave hereunto eet 1n hand.

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